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  • June 2008

    • Investors Sink Billions in 'Green Gold'

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 5, 08 8:22 AM CDT

      Investors Sink Billions in 'Green Gold'

      Billions of investment dollars are pouring into agriculture as the global demand for food explodes, turning crops such as wheat, corn, and soybeans into green gold, reports the New York Times . And while the immediate impact of more money being fed into agriculture will likely result in increased food production, some critics worry the boom could go bust just as quickly. More »

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      food prices  • agriculture  • farming  • investing  • corn  • wheat  • soybeans

  • May 2008

    • Mag Uses Wheat Paper for Green Issue

      newser  |  CBC (Canada)  |  May 23, 08 8:56 AM CDT

      Mag Uses Wheat Paper for Green Issue

      A Canadian magazine is printing a special environmental issue on paper made from wheat straw, the CBC reports. Canadian Geographic' s "wheat sheets," made from harvest waste, will be a first for a North American magazine. Environmentalists say using wheat-straw pulp could save millions of trees every year and help farmers boost their incomes. More »

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      environment  • Canada  • publishing  • magazine  • wheat  • straw

    • US Predicts Bumper Crops Will Ease Food Crisis

      newser  |  Reuters  |  May 10, 08 9:11 AM CDT

      US Predicts Bumper Crops Will Ease Food Crisis

      Farmers worldwide will reap record-breaking harvests of wheat and rice this year, the US projects, and the news is expected to ease some of the worldwide concern about food prices. The USDA says good weather will bring bumper crops that will replenish depleted stocks, Reuters reports. Analysts warned, however, that prices will remain high for some time and that the world's poor will still need food aid. More »

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      agriculture  • farming  • crops  • USDA  • wheat  • food supply  • rice prices  • wheat prices  • food security  • global food market

    • 'Big Dry' Killing Aussie Farms

      newser  |  BBC  |  May 2, 08 8:33 AM CDT

      'Big Dry' Killing Aussie Farms

      The worst drought in a century has forced a tenth of Australian farmers off the land, reports the BBC. The "Big Dry" has led to parched farmland across the nation over the last seven years, accelerating the exodus from rural areas. The number of farming families in Australia has dropped by a third over the last 20 years. More »

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      Australia  • farming  • farmer  • drought  • food shortage  • wheat  • farm

  • April 2008

    • UN May Cut Food Rations for Schoolkids

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Apr 19, 08 12:38 PM CDT

      UN May Cut Food Rations for Schoolkids

      Food rations for hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren may be cut because of surging crop prices that have widened the World Food Program’s funding gap to $750 million, Reuters says. The UN food aid agency also blamed the situation on high fuel prices and reductions in new crop plantings. “The world’s misery index is rising,” the program’s top exec warned. More »

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      United Nations  • food prices  • farmer  • crops  • wheat  • World Food Program  • rice

  • March 2008

    • Corn May Be Recipe for Disaster

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 3, 08 12:05 PM CST

      Corn May Be Recipe for Disaster

      The US is becoming so dependent on corn that a drought would have catastrophic effects that would ripple throughout the economy, reports the LA Times. Corn is essential as staple livestock feed, artificial sweetener, and a basic component of ethanol. A "corn shock" could lead to $5 gas and $3.50 eggs, economists warn. "We are replacing price volatility from the Middle East with Midwestern weather price volatility," said one analyst. More »

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      US economy  • ethanol  • corn  • wheat  • grain  • corn shock  • Soy  • corn belt  • Earth Policy Institute

  • February 2008

    • Boom Time on Heartland Farms

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 15, 08 2:55 AM CST

      Boom Time on Heartland Farms

      The US economy may be teetering on a precipice but agriculture is enjoying what one industry analyst is calling a "golden age" after decades of decline, with bountiful harvests of crops and profits. The boom is fueled by the soaring demand from ethanol producers and to fill grain orders from China and India, reports the Wall Street Journal . More »

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      biofuel  • agriculture  • ethanol  • farmer  • corn  • Nebraska  • wheat  • Credit Suisse  • rice  • Cedar Rapids  • grains  • agricultural economy  • Food and Agriculture Organization  • rural America  • cash crops

    • Gluten-Free Diets Gain Converts

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Feb 1, 08 5:29 PM CST

      Gluten-Free Diets Gain Converts

      The tide is turning against gluten as more people ditch the protein—found in bread and just about anything made with wheat, barley, or rye—from their diets, the Chicago Tribune reports. Adherents—and not just those suffering from celiac disease, who cannot tolerate the stuff—blame gluten for a host of ailments, from autism to fatigue to migraines. Health experts aren't convinced, but acknowledge the trend. More »

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      diet  • autism  • wheat  • gluten

  • November 2007

    • Starchy Foods Increase Diabetes Risk

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Nov 27, 07 3:05 AM CST

      Starchy Foods Increase Diabetes Risk

      African-American and Chinese women whose diets are high in starchy foods like white rice are at bigger risk for developing Type 2 diabetes, researchers have discovered. The good news is that eating whole-grain foods can help reduce the risk, according to two studies in the Archives of Internal Medicine . As an added bonus, those foods contain magnesium, which can help reduce blood pressure. More »

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      public health  • diabetes  • blood pressure  • wheat  • rice  • black women  • carbs  • bread  • grains  • Chinese women

  • September 2007

    • Market Forces Conspire Against English Breakfast

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Sep 14, 07 8:37 AM CDT

      Market Forces Conspire Against English Breakfast

      Soaring wheat prices are rippling across the British economy and hitting hard in a very important place: the kitchen. The cost of a traditional full English breakfast is on the rise, reports the Times of London, thanks in large part to the price of the grain, which is integral not just to toast but also to animal feed. More »

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      wheat  • milk  • eggs  • shortage  • Britian  • grain  • breakfast  • groceries

    • Foes Hungry for US Grains

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Sep 13, 07 7:41 PM CDT

      Foes Hungry for US Grains

      Venezuela's Hugo Chavez has called President Bush Satan, and Iran is that nuclear thorn in Washington's side, but neither country hesitates to import tons of grains straight from America's bread basket—especially during shortages the past few months. "They want to feed their people. They don't want to screw with that," one analyst tells Reuters. More »

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      Iran  • Venezuela  • agriculture  • corn  • wheat  • international relations  • grains

  • July 2007

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